Hair curler



. June 27, 1939. G KASSQVER 2,164,135

, HAIR CURLER Filed May 27, 1938 MW /14 M I l ATTORNEY.

Patented June 27, 1939 UNITED STATES PArsNT OFFICE 9 Claims.

This invention relates to-halr curler devices.

One object of the inventionis to provide an improved hair curler capable oi forming a curl having a superior relatively large roll, and being tighter against the head than heretofore, without breaking any portion of the hair, ard leaving the hair .in a fine lustrous condition.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hair curler having improved means of one piece construction for curlingthe hair in combination with any suitable retainer.

A further object of theinvention is to furnish a hair curler which is particularly cheap and inexpensive to manufacture, durable, reliable, convenient and eificient to a. high degree inuse.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the specification proceeds.

With the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described in their preferred embodiments, pointed out in the subjoined claims, and illustrated in the annexed drawing, wherein like parts are designated by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

In the drawing: v

Figure 1 is a view showing a hair curler embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a different view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view of the same in operated position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line l-l of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a similar sectional view showing a modification.

Figs. 6 and I are different views of another hair curler embodying the invention.

The advantages of the invention as here outlined are best realized when all of its features and instrumentalities are combined in one and the same structure, but, useful devices may be produced embodying less than the whole.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, that the same may be incorporated in several diiferent constructions. The accompanying drawing, therefore, is submitted merely as showing the preferred exempliflcation oi the invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 denotes a hair curler embodying the invention. The same may include a one piece hair curler member il consisting of any suitable material. In general, I prefer to use an absorbent or slightly resilient material such as wood. If desired, the

same may be coated as with a light finishing varnish without substantially reducing the porosity of the wood, but preferably this characteristic is maintained to the fullest degree to aid in drying the hair. 5 The hair curler member may be longitudinally forked to provide a pair of parallel fingers l2,

" afiording a hair receiving opening it therebetween. For increased aeration, each finger l2 may have one or more openings, such as the lonl0 gitudinal slots IE. The latter also serve to increase the resilience of the fingers it. At one end of the hair curler member is a shank l5 terminating in a head it, whereby the hair curler is readily grasped in the hand and turned.

For retaining the hair wound around the hair curler member H, the latter may have any suitable retainer means such as an elastic element ll; which may be covered with yarn, and is desirably of loop form. The same may have a go portion thereof secured to the hair curler member as at the head or shank thereof, for instance,

. by being wedged or otherwise engaged in a kerf or slot I8 of the head l5. For example, the loop may be knotted as at i9, the latter aifording 5 a secure anchorage when pressed into the kerf It. At the free ends of the fingers it are notches 30 with which the loop is releasably engageable.

The manner of using the device ill will now be briefly described. The operator inserts the 30 end of a section of her hair in the opening it, and proceeds to wind the hair about the hair curler member H by grasping and rotating the latter at its head end 16. In' so doing the hair may be wound with any desired degree of tight- 3 5 ness. Then the operator stretches the loop ll around the curl of hair and engages the same in the notches 20. The loop ll thus holds the hair snugly and prevents unwinding thereof, and permits the curl to be formed as close to the head as 40 desired. Further, the loop I'I tends to form a curve or wave 2| in the hair at the scalp, the form of this wave depending upon whether the hair curler. member has been turned in one or an opposite direction in winding the hair. The 45 weight of the hair curler member serves to tension the hair against the loop H to accentuate the wave. 3

By reason of the resilience of the fingers l2,

which may be sprung toward each other as shown 50 in Fig. 3, considerable tension may be exerted on the hair to thus produce a tight curl. This tension may be maintained as long as the hair curler is in place.

I have found upon actual test that the device HI avoids cutting and breaking of the hair which is often caused by metallic hair curlers, especially of the type which employ strong spring clamps. With my device, I find that the hair dries faster and is more lustrous, probably due to the beneficial absorbent action of the wood, and the relatively unrestricted drying action permitted by my construction. And finally, the curl may have a relatively large diameter resulting in graceful curves, and nevertheless begin close to the head, with an attractive wave form where the curl begins. The construction shown is obviously durable and very inexpensive to manufacture and can be conveniently applied to ones hair without any assistance.

In Fig; 5 is shown an arrangement whereby certain sides of the hair curler fingers "a are beveled oil or flattened as at 22 for smoother contact with the hair.

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In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown a modified hair curler 23 having a wooden hair curler member 24 provided with a head 25, from which extend the spaced fingers 25. Intermediate of the latter and the head are opposed protuberances 21 to limit the area at which the hair is to be wound around the hair curler member. It will be noted that the opening 28 extends partially into the head to afford generally uniform resilience of the fingers 26. In order to compactly hold any amount of hair, the elastic loop 29 passes through the air opening slot 30 so as to be movable along the slot to snugly engage a small or a large amount of hair, as the case may be. The loop may releasably engage in the notches ii in operated position. The mode of use of the device 23 is in other respects like that of the device II.

It will now be seen that I have provided a device which fulfills the objects of the invention and is well adapted for practical use.

I claim:

l. A device including a hair curler having a straight one piece wooden member having a head portion and a pair of spaced parallel fingers projecting therefrom and affording a hair receiving opening therebetween, said fingers having longitudinal closed ended slot openings, the free ends of said fingers having notches, an elastic loop element threaded through the slot openings and being releasably engageable in said notches, said fingers having laterally projecting stops adjacent to the head portion, and the opening between the fingers extending toward the head portion beyond said stops.

2. A device including a hair curler having a one piece member consisting of a material having a degree of resilience, said member having a head and a plurality of fingers extending therefrom in general alinement therewith, said fingers being in spaced parallel relation to each other to provide a hair receiving opening therebetween, said fingers being resilient so as to be adapted to be sprung toward each other upon winding the hair around the member, and an elastic loop element connected to the member and adapted to be stretched and releasably engaged with the free ends of the fingers to hold the hair against the member and prevent unwinding of the hair, said fingers being provided with longitudinal slots affording air openings and serving to permit increased resilience for the fingers.

3. A device including a hair curler comprising a one-piece member consisting of a relatively rigid material having substantially less heat conductivity than metal, said member having a genamuse erally cylindrical shank one end portion of which constitutes an elongated head, the remaining portion having a longitudinal slot extending for the maJor portion of the length of said member to provide fingers for receiving therebetween hair that is to be wound around the member, the slot being of relatively uniform and substantial width for freely receiving the hair, the slot being along a diameter of the member to provide relatively fiat faces of substantial size, and an elastic element attached to the said member and releasably engageable with a free end portion of at least one gitthe fingers for retaining the hair in wound con- 4. A device according to claim 3, wherein said fingers include moisture absorbing surface portions and are provided with openings extending through the fingers for aeration of the hair.

5. A hair curler including an elongated onepiece member consisting of wood so as to afford moisture absorbent surfaces, said member having a longitudinal end portion forming a winding head, the rest of the member having a longitudinal slot aifording permanently substantially spaced fingers projecting from the head, said member being generally cylindrical and said slot having a substantial depth along a diameter of the member, and an elastic loop element connected to the member for securing the hair wound around the member.

6. A hair curler including an elongated onepiece member consisting of wood so as to afford moisture absorbent surfaces, said member having a longitudinal end portion forming a winding head, the rest of the member having a longitudinal slot affording permanently substantially spaced fingers projecting from the head, said member being generally cylindrical and said slot having a substantial depth along a diameter of the member, and an elastic loop element connected to the member for securing the hair wound around the member, said fingers having end notches for releasably engaging the loop, and said fingers having openings therein for aeration of the hair.

'7. A hair curler including a member having spaced elongated fingers, the latter having closed ended slot openings therein, and an elastic loop element threaded through the slot openings and cooperating with the member to engage the same at the free ends of the fingers to retain hair wound on the member.

8. A device including a hair curler comprising a one-piece relatively rigid member consisting of a material having substantially less heat conductivity than metal, said member having a generallystraightelongatedshankone end portion of which constitutes an elongated head, the remaining portion of the shank constituting a pair of fingers extending from the head, said fingers being permanently spaced to freely receive a lock of hair therebetween, said member being of substantial thickness so that the relatively fiat confronting faces of the fingers are relatively large to engage the hair without undue kinking thereof, and an element connected to one end portion of the member and releasably engageable with the other end portion thereof for securing in place the hair wound on the fingers.

9. A device according to claim 8 wherein said member has a moisture absorbent surface and openings in the fingers for aeration of the hair.

GERALDINE KASSOVER. 

